State Government Press Releases

More than 500 community members, legislators, members of the business community, and representatives from fields including public health, healthcare, law enforcement, education, and academia gathered today at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) 2016 Health Equity Summit to discuss the...

Please note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Domingos Gomes (age 48)
15 Slater St., 3rd
Pawtucket, RI
P1-2016-3439A
The Providence...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that a Providence County Superior Court jury found Daniel Lastarza (age 50), formerly of Providence, guilty today of second degree murder for the July 23, 2014 beating death of Jonathan Stack (age 33). The jury returned the guilty verdict after seven...

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has begun stocking local waters with trout for the winter fishing season. Some 2,000 brook trout have been added to four ponds: Barber Pond, South Kingstown; Silver Spring Pond, North Kingstown; and Meadowbrook and Wyoming...

The Commons at Providence Station Made Possible by Rebuild Rhode Island Program
Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined state and city officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Commons at Providence Station, which is expected to create 225 direct jobs and 125 indirect jobs in construction...